I am not a suspect
I am a person of interest
I have not been accused,
arraigned, arrested or charged
nor have I been mentioned
in the vicinity of a crime.
I have a driver’s
license, a valid passport, a credit card, social security card,
a voter’s registration
card, an atm card, a phone number, a medical card, an email address, a
website and even a college degree.
I am not a suspect
I am a person of interest
to persons unknown
who say I’m not the target
of any investigation.
My profile is kept.
Everything I’ve ever
bought is recorded;
every deposit I’ve
ever made, every website I’ve ever visited,
every trip I’ve ever
taken, every book I’ve ever bought,
every woman I’ve ever
made love with, every baby I’ve ever kissed
is all secured in
my computer dossier
to keep the homeland
safe.
It may be a little
late to tell you
about what is now
taking place,
but your reading,
hearing or holding
these words has put
you in the database.
--©hlr/2002--